Posted on 01/11/2006 5:01:17 AM PST by OXENinFLA
Day 3: Questioning Continues
This morning, Round 1 concludes with Senators on the Judiciary Cmte. who did not question nominee Alito yesterday. During Round 2, questioning is limited to 20 minutes for each of the eight- een senators. Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) leads off, followed by the others, alternating by party in order of seniority.
WEDS., 9:30AM ET, C-SPAN
Specter The Scot
Thank you so much,Choldt. Learning is always worth the risk of confirming one's ignorance, imo. lol.
Earlier this morning I was thinking back to the Thomas nomination hearings, and trying to remember when they were. At the time, I was attending a business conference with two NARAL supporters who watched those hearings instead of attending the meetings. That was in 1990.
Many thanks....I'll see a few lawyers at a party this weekend..maybe I'll ask them....though I have to avoid my tendency for "MEGO" ( My Eyes Glaze Over) when talking to attorneys...
>>It says Durbin is a Catholic. I find that hard to believe<<
CINO
Much as I dislike Specter, I don't think making fun of the hair of a man who has cancer is appropriate.
"What is that little patch of hair?" - Good golfers replace their divets.
An incredibly smart man? Who are you listening to? Byrd is a complete moron.
Yep. Even claimed he was more PRO-LIFE than his opponent!
hahahahahahahaha
The 'Rats are Stuck on Stupid, and I'm enjoying every last minute of it.
Who would you buy a used car from - Alito, or one of the 'Rats? (Well, I might buy Ted's Olds, but only so I have the evidence!)
My hubby had chemo and radiation. The hair does grow back in rather unusual patches and textures.
Alito just publicly bitch-slapped Breyer and Souter...said the idea of lookig to foreign law was insane..hmm..that should make the first meeting of the new Court interesting..
Making fun of his tie is okay though ... UGLY!
:)
Tim Russert interview of Durbin on abortion subject:
MR. RUSSERT: It's interesting, because in your own political past, when you were a congressman in the House of Representatives in 1983, you believed that Roe vs. Wade was incorrectly decided. You filled out a questionnaire calling for a constitutional limit to ban all abortions. You wrote a constituent saying that "The right to an abortion is not guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution."
SEN. DURBIN: I'll concede that point to you, Tim. When I came to Washington...
MR. RUSSERT: So are these views out of the mainstream?
SEN. DURBIN: Well, at that point, I can tell you I came to Congress not having seen what I think is the important part of this debate and not understanding, if you will, really what was behind it. You know, it's a struggle for me. It still is. I'm opposed to abortion. If any woman in my family said she was seeking abortion, I'd go out of my way to try to dissuade them from making that decision. But I was really discouraged when I came to Washington to find that the opponents of abortion were also opponents of family planning. This didn't make any sense to me. And I was also discouraged by the fact that they were absolute, no exceptions for rape and incest, the most extraordinary medical situations. And I finally came to the conclusion that we really have to try to honor the Roe vs. Wade thinking, that there are certain times in the life of a woman that she needs to make that decision with her doctor, with her family and with her conscience and that the government shouldn't be intruding. It's true that my position changed, but as Abraham Lincoln said when they accused him of changing his position, "I'd rather be right some of the time than wrong all the time."
Great source.Thanks for posting it.
Who is Haggis?
The week before Christmas this year our priest gave us a word of warning about the CINO's. He told us to come to the Midnight Mass and not the 4:00PM Mass because the twice a year Catholic would be filling up the pews for that service, so they could have the rest of the evening free.
He also said we should welcome them. They could answer to God later for their behavior
So am I partly, and I am honest, conservative, hardworking and nice. :-)
What's his excuse? LOL!
Not a single intellectual in the bunch and they're all dishonest too.
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